Cleffa
Fairy
Best attacking moveset: Pound and Grass Knot, worth 5.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Cleffa can learn 12 combinations. Pound with Grass Knot does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 11 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Knot | Grass | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Psyshock | Psychic | 60 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Signal Beam | Bug | 75 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Swift | Normal | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Body Slam Legacy | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Psychic Legacy | Psychic | 95 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Cleffa has been released. Players have found it from: wild, egg, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 759 at level 50, 671 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 383 CP at level 20, or 479 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 346 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 75 attack · 79 defense · 137 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.3 m and 3 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Cleffa does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Water, Fighting.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Pound + Grass Knot | 6.5 |
| Water | Pound + Grass Knot | 6.5 |
| Fighting | Pound + Psychic | 6.4 |
| Poison | Pound + Psychic | 6.4 |
| Rock | Zen Headbutt + Grass Knot | 5.7 |
| Grass | Pound + Signal Beam | 5.5 |
| Psychic | Pound + Signal Beam | 5.5 |
| Dark | Pound + Signal Beam | 5.5 |
| Normal | Pound + Grass Knot | 5.1 |
| Electric | Pound + Grass Knot | 5.1 |
| Ice | Pound + Grass Knot | 5.1 |
| Fairy | Pound + Grass Knot | 5.1 |
| Pound + Psychic | 4.9 | |
| Bug | Pound + Psychic | 4.9 |
| Fire | Pound + Psychic | 4.9 |
| Dragon | Pound + Psychic | 4.9 |
| Ghost | Zen Headbutt + Grass Knot | 4.3 |
| Steel | Pound + Grass Knot | 2.9 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Cleffa is actually for.
Counters: what beats Cleffa
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 58.4 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 57.4 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 55.7 |
 Naganadel | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 55.4 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash | 52.9 |
 Nihilego | RockPoison | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 52.6 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 51.4 |
 Dialga | SteelDragon | Metal Claw + Iron Head | 50.8 |
 Munkidori | PoisonPsychic | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 50.4 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Hidden Power + Crush Grip Legacy | 49.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Cleffa's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.